Practical Science

For Science I had to plant some seeds.  It took alot of patience and effort.  I had to remember to care for the seeds and water them every day.  Here are two of the boxes I grew.  One of the boxes is Cilantro.  The Basil and Peas did not grow.  I think it was because the seeds were really old.  You can eat the Cilantro - it is a spice that you use for alot of Mexican dishes like Salsa and Guacamole.  I don't like either so I doubt I'll eat the Cilantro but everyone else is glad it grew.  -Ben

Letting the Salmon Go

Getting on Board

Sculpture Class

I took a nature sculpture class that was about the famous artist "Andy Goldsworthy".  We made sculptures that involved nature and were things that I found outside.  Here is a sculpture that I created out of rocks in a little pit in the Journey School's backyard. The first picture is the first thing I was going to make at first but  then I changed my plan and put grass to make it pop out - my sister Sam found a robin's egg so we added it to the center to really make the color stand out.   - Ben

Trout!

Yesterday the kids discovered the joy of trout fishing in our own backyard (well the neighbor's yard anyways).  Our neighbor let us know the fish were biting and to hurry and get down to the bridge for some trout action.  Ben and Sam are able to go to the bridge on their own to fish.  They are working on getting over the willies of taking the fish off the hook and hoping to use Uncle Joe's method, "THE GLOVE".  It is hard to describe how happy it makes John and me feel to see the kids outside enjoying nature, independence, and one another's company.

Ps... Sam caught five and Ben caught one

One man's trash is another man's treasure!

Another reason to love the dump/transfer station.  People get rid of the BEST stuff.  Ben had a great find this week and found a complete game set of  Heroscape.  He has spent the week setting it up and learning to play (they even had the instruction book included!)  Ben is trying very hard when he takes something at the dump to "repay it" by taking something from our house that we don't play with anymore to leave for someone else.  This is a lot harder than it sounds!

Oh Rats!

Yup.  Need we say more?